Beet-harvesting machine.



V. BANG.

BBET HARVESTING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED Amm, 1912.

1,059,589. Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

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VILHELM BANG, OF NYKBING, DENMARK.

BERT-HARVESTING MACHINE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

'Patented Apr. 22, 1913.

Application led April 8, 1912. Serial No. 689,372.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILHELM BANG, d1-

rector, a subject of the Kingdom of Den-z mark, residing at the city of Nykbing, Jutland, Denmark, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beet-Harvesting Machines; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap.-

harvest-irons are xed to the rear part of the sleigh-runners in'such a manner, that -they are moved up and down with said sleigh-runners. 'But in accordance with the invention the harvest-irons 'are fixed to ver-l tical arms arranged behind the sleigh-run ners, which arms can bemoved up and down by means of a special handle, so that the harvest-irons vcan be vertically adjusted independently of the sleigh-runners. By this arrangement it is possible to prevent the sleigh-runners with the top cutters being pressed toward the soil, as they can be lowered or lifted to correspond with the soil` independently of the harvest-irons,` and fur ther by individual adjust-ment of the harvest-irons the driver can cut, loosen and collect the beets as desired in the different depths of the ground.

Further the invention has for its object to improve the connection between the frontends of the sleigh-runners and the drawbar or.the frame of the machine, and also to improve the connection between the frontends of the top-cutters and the sleigh-run- -ners in such a manner, that said front-ends obtain a certain lateral lay, so that the top- A constructional form of the invention is lllust-rated on the drawing.

Figure l 1s a side-view of the machine, one

.of the wheels and parts unnecessary for the description of the invention being omitted. Fig. 2 is a plan of one of the top-cutters and its sleigh-runners, theguide-plate of the top cutters being omitted. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the connection between the rearends of the sleigh-runners. and their adjustv lng handle, showing the disposition ofy the supporting arches.

The machine comprises a frame a made of U- iron or the like and carried by an axle provided with twowheels b, and four sleigh-runners c, d, e, f connected together by means of arches g, h, i and carrying move g ably arranged top-cutters. Behind the topcutters are arranged harvest-irons c, which cut oif the ends of the beets and luck-up the beets, which then by means ci) collect- 111g bars m arranged behind the harvestirons are collected in a single row behind the machine.

The sleigh-runners c, d, e, f are'of fiat steel. Their4 front ends are' turned up and provided with eyes journaled upon a shaft A which can rotate in a bearing B fixed to the innermost part- C of the draw-bar, which part is fixed to the frame a and connected to the draw-bar o, which can be adjusted to conform with the height of the horses or other draft-animals. y 4

The rear ends of the sleigh-runnersare connected together by means of the arches g, k and z'. The arches g and z' are by means of bars D connected to a bar E, which is connected to a handle H near the drivers seat, so that the rear-ends of the sleigh-runners are lifted or lowered when the handle is moved. During the verticaladjustment the sleigh-runners -are guided by means of guide-bars F fixed to the outer sides of the arches g and c' and sliding in guides G to the framela.

Each harvest-iron lc is fixed to anarm 1, which can be moved up and down in ides K fixed to the frame a. .By means o links 3 the arms 1 are connected to cranks 5 on a shaft 7 carr ing a handle 8, so that by means of sai handle the harvest-irons can be vertically adjusted independently of the sleigh-runners.

The top-cutting mechanism consists, as usual, of a bifurcated frame 13, to the rearpart of which is fixed an angular cutter 14. To the frame 13a is further fixed a guide plate 13, which is located above said frame 13 and is shaped to guide the severed beettops toward the sides of the machine. The rear part of the cutter-frame 13at is loosely suspended in an elongated .loop 21, adjustably fixed to the frame, a hook 20 carried by said frame 13a being engaged with said loop 21 so as to have a certain amount of lateral play. In accordance with the invention tivo cutters 15 are arranged opposite to each other in front of the cutter 14 (Fig. 2) and have their bearings in the frame 13a. Said cutters 15, which preferably are rotary disk cutters, cut off the larger exterior leaves er blades of the beets, so that the tops are cut off by three cuts, which of course facilitates the Work which must be done by the cutter 1-1.

The front ends of the arms of the cutterframe are provided With eyelets which are inserted on pins 17,the eye-shaped forward ends of which are, in turn, inserted on elongated transversely disposed loops L fixed to the sleigh-runners so that a certain lateral play is permitted the front end of said frame 13a. The rear ends of the pins 17 are by means of a chain N or the like suspended from the frame a, and said pins 17 carry springs 18 which bear between nuts or similar abutments on the rear ends of said pins 17 and the front ends of said frame 13EL said pins, thereby forcing the front-ends of the blade-cutters forward.

By means of the described arrangement the lateral play of the front-part of the cutter-frame, and consequently the cutters is greater and freer than otherwise, andof course the cutter frame can better catch the beet blades even if the beets stand uneven.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is l l. In a beet harvesting machine, the combination, of a frame, a movably arranged strung on top-cutting mechanism, sleigh-runners carrying said top-cutting mechanism and having their front ends turned up and fixed to a shaft, a bearing for said shaft fixed to said frame and means for vertically adjusting the rear ends of said sleigh-runners.

2. In a beet harvesting machine, the combination, of a frame, sleigh-runners carried by said frame, means for vertical adjustment of the rear ends of said sleigh runners,

a top-cutting mechanism carried by said sleigh-runners, and a suspending means for said top-cutting mechanism comprising elongated loops carried by said runners and hooks on said top-cutting mechanism engaging said loops. Y

3. In a beet harvesting machine, the combination, of a frame, sleigh-runners carried by said frame, means for vertical adjust- Vment of said sleigh-runners, a top-cuttingv movement of said cutting mechanism on said sleigh-runners.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of tWo Witnesses.

VILH. BANG. lVitnesses f C. CLEITH,

CHAS. HoRraNsE. 

